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'Beyond comprehension'; Chainsawed trees in downtown L.A. hint at city core's decline
As police investigate the destruction of mature trees in downtown Los Angeles, the blatant vandalism has reignited concerns ...
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When trees in downtown LA were chopped down, the crime cut deep
For days, police say, Samuel Patrick Groft cruised through the streets of Los Angeles on his bicycle, single-handedly ...
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A man chopped down Los Angeles trees. The crime cut deep in the struggling neighborhood
Media Moussavy was on a morning walk when he came across about a half dozen felled shade trees in downtown Los Angeles where he lives. He told NPR he was livid at the sight of the severed trees ...
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'Enough is enough': Chainsawed trees spark anger over downtown L.A.'s decline
Downtown Los Angeles has seen more than its ... according to a statement from bureau director Dan Halden. These large shade trees, many along South Grand Avenue, were severed at the base or ...
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‘Unconscionable Act of Vandalism’: City leaders speak out about illegal tree cutting
DTLA leaders and residents gathered on the afternoon of April 24 to highlight the city’s response to an “unconscionable act ...
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The Conservation Issue: Throwing Some Good Shade
It’s almost too easy to write a story about trees and urban forestry and start by quoting two famous lines of that long-ago ...
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L.A. taxpayers on hook for $347K after man takes chainsaw to trees downtown
In announcing charges filed against the 44-year-old homeless man accused of cutting down trees in downtown Los Angeles ... “Trees not only provide shade and comfort but nourish those who ...
From concrete to canopy: Downtown Eugene gets a leafy lift
Eugene and Lane County planted new trees downtown for Arbor Day, turning concrete into canopy and giving names to a few leafy newcomers.